I'm having a minor neurological surgical procedure Monday morning to hopefully relieve some Trigeminal Neuralgia-related head and facial pain I've been having. This will be at least my eighth such procedure since summer 2011. Some have worked and some haven't. I had three last year and none of them worked at all, but one I …
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Andy Russell: A Steeler Odyssey by Andy Russell My rating: 2 of 5 stars This much wanted book was a HUGE disappointment! I feel really upset about it. I've been wanting to get this book for two years, but it's been out of print. I saw I could get a used copy via Amazon and …
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The Scoundrel Worlds by Chris Bunch My rating: 5 of 5 stars The mercenary team from Star Risk, Ltd are back for their second book/mission and for some reason, the publisher's marketing flunky who came up with the book's back cover synopsis blurb apparently didn't even bother reading the book, because even though it begins …
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West of Rome by John Fante My rating: 4 of 5 stars I first read Fante some 25 years ago through, of course, the Bukowski connection and I was not disappointed. I bought and read a half dozen Fante books. Then, for some odd reason, I forgot about him. Until recently. Lately, I’ve been pulling …
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Storm Force by Chris Bunch My rating: 4 of 5 stars I thoroughly enjoyed this third book in the Last Legion series and feel like it's good enough to give it five stars generally, but I'm not. Because it's military sci fi and I feel like David Weber is the gold standard by which all …
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